TVCOG's doors will be open for the Troy Night Out event from 5-9pm on Friday, October 28. The children's activities and trick or treating  take place from 5-8pm in the THINQubator area. In the general Makerspace, Relational Matter will be on display from 5-8pm. At 8pm, the live interactive art performance will begin, at which time doors to the exhibit space will be shut. Tours will be available throughout the entire night.

• COVID-19 Safety: At this time, TVCOG requires that all unvaccinated individuals, regardless of age, wear a mask while in the facility. We reserve the right to request proof of vaccination.  Masks are strongly encouraged at all events for children.
• Tours: Tours of TVCOG will be available by request throughout the night, thanks to our wonderful volunteers!
• Parking: TVCOG does not have its own parking lot, but all city operated parking lots & garages are available for free after 6:00 pm. There are several parking garages and lots within walking distance for those unable to find street parking, including the Front Street parking lot, located on Front Street behind the Arts Center and the Fifth Avenue Garage, located at Fifth Avenue and Broadway.
• Photosensitivity Warning: The art installation performance features bright, color-changing lights and an auditory component. It may have an effect on viewers with photo sensitivities.
• About Troy Night Out: Held the last Friday of every month, Troy Night Out is a downtown-wide community, with specials, sales, and promotions around every corner. October Troy Night Out is traditionally Halloween themed, with shops and other businesses opening their doors for trick or treating. Find out more information, including a list of businesses participating as trick or treating spots, on the Troy BID website.

STEAM-Powered Halloween is a fun, spooky pop up version of our regular monthly event, STEAM-Powered Saturdays.

At STEAM-Powered Saturday, children ages 4-12 and their families are invited to join us for a free, fun, creative hands-on project. These mind-expanding projects help children discover creative play through science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics.

STEAM-Powered Saturday takes place from 10am-1pm on the 1st Saturday of each month. This is a drop-in program with no prior registration required. Projects vary month to month,  but some examples of this year's projects include "Circuit Bugs," an E-textiles project, "Mini Zip Lines," a physics and engineering challenge, and "DIY Kaleidoscopes," a project exploring the properties of light.

Brought to you by the generous support of the Seymour Fox Memorial Foundation. Additional support provided by the Albany Society of Engineers.

Tech Valley Center of Gravity’s Maker-in-Residence program supports local makers with demonstrated financial need in the creation of a proposed project through dedicated space and resources.

The three components of the MIR program are The Project, Community Engagement, and Long-Term Maker Support. Residents are expected to design and host a series of free, public Community Engagement workshops, be an active member of the TVCoG Community, contribute project updates to be shared in social media, present an end-of-project event, and complete a report each trimester.

The residency includes a membership to the TVCoG, including 24/7 access to the building, access to equipment in all the center’s zones and Prototyping Center, equipment training, limited technical support from CoG staff, 5’ x 8’ studio space, a small project materials budget, credit for TVCoG classes, and a one-time stipend of $500.

To be eligible for the residency, applicants must be age 18 or older, live in the Capital Region, and have a 2021 taxable income under $39,526. Brought to you by the generous support of NYSCA.

 The program supports three Makers per year. Current Resident Makers include: 

• Jerry Huang, whose project Relational Matter will be featured during October TNO. 
• Alex Briggs, who is designing a highly-efficient biochar kiln model. Alex is set to begin hosting community classes in November. 
• Lauraly Grossman, the newest program participant, who has just begun her residency. Lauraly's signature project is a conceptual art piece that explores the confluence of spiritualism and technology. 

Jerry Huang, a PhD student in Architectural Acoustics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is a lifelong maker and experimental artist whose work explores the intersection of art, community and technology. Jerry began his residency at the beginning of 2023, working on a monolithic, interactive art installation as his project. This multi-day showcase serves as the official conclusion of his residency.

Huang’s project, “Relational Matter,” includes a physical installation made with infinity mirror panels with LED lights among other innovative materials, and a multi-sensory interactive virtual world.

The work will respond to inputs from collective viewers, visually and aurally. In a series of workshops this summer, community members participated in Huang’s production process, creating the infinity mirror panels while also learning the fundamentals of laser cutting, soldering, and microelectronics platform Arduino. 

Following the installation, Jerry hopes to move forward with expanding the scope of Relational Matter, partnering with EMPAC at RPI for the next phase in the project's development.